Photo Project Overload? I Hope Not.

In the past week, I've decided to play in several photo-posting initiatives hosted by other bloggers.  Originally, I was just going to participate in "The Sunday Creative", but then I got inspired by other blogs to join in some more of the fun.  Hopefully I will be able to keep up.  This coming weekend, I will post my first "Shadow Shot Sunday" (I just missed the close of the linky last week) and I also plan to participate in the "One Word Project" over at Shutter Sisters.

Today I am posting my first photo for "Bigger Picture Moments".  Bigger Picture Moments appeals to me because it is a little more open and loose. There is no inspirational word or theme to embody--we are just encouraged to "view the bigger picture", whatever that means to us, and then post a story or a photo of a moment that captures a mood, thought or feeling that we want to share.  (hopefully I got that right!)

So here is my first one--it is a photo of my Dad throwing a crab trap into the Barnegat Bay in NJ as the early evening sun sets on the horizon beyond him.  I love the photo because it is so peaceful, and it captures the youthful, outdoorsy/fisherman side of him.  I have wonderful memories of my Dad teaching me how to fish and crab during our summers on the bay when I was a little girl.  The photo reminds me that my Dad, who just turned 70, is still active and happy and engaged in life.  I am thankful for the time I got to spend with him on a short vacation last week.  Yea Dad!

Each week, Bigger Picture Moments is hosted on a different blog.  This week it is being hosted by Corinne, so head on over there if you want to play!